1979: Big Bang of the Present
Deng Xiaoping's economic and political opening in China. Margaret Thatcher's extreme economic measures in the United Kingdom. Ayatollah Khomeini's Islamic Revolution in Iran. Pope John Paul II's visit to Poland. Saddam Hussein's rise to power in Iraq. The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. The nuclear accident at the Harrisburg power plant and the birth of ecological activism. The year 1979, the beginning of the future.
Release Date: 2019-12-10
Documentary
History
TV Movie
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Official website: https://1979bigbang.com
Casts
Charles Moore
as Self - Political Journalist (1979)
Michael Heseltine
as Self - Politician (1979)
Roy Hattersley
as Self - Politician (1979)
David Owen
as Self - Politician (1979)
Lech Wałęsa
as Self - Shipyard Worker (1979)
Helmut Schmidt
as Self - Politician (archive footage)
Jimmy Carter
as Self - Politician (archive footage)
James Callaghan
as Self - Politician (archive footage)
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
as Self - Politician (archive footage)
Ruhollah Khomeini
as Self - Politician (archive footage)
